EP1237460B1 - Device and method for a washing-system - Google Patents

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EP1237460B1
EP1237460B1 EP00975110A EP00975110A EP1237460B1 EP 1237460 B1 EP1237460 B1 EP 1237460B1 EP 00975110 A EP00975110 A EP 00975110A EP 00975110 A EP00975110 A EP 00975110A EP 1237460 B1 EP1237460 B1 EP 1237460B1
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Paul HÄKANSSON
Roland Karlsson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/24—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyors
    • A47L15/241—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by conveyors the dishes moving in a horizontal plane

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  • the indexing systems have in most cases a covered design, which renders visual monitoring of the washing process as well as service and maintenance difficult.
  • parallel systems are preferred, but the previously known systems have the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • Particularly serious problems arise, for example, in washing installations in hospitals, where a clean and hygienic environment is an absolute requirement, and where great demands are placed on washing capacity and operational reliability.
  • a loading device of the type mentioned by way of introduction which is further characterised in that the loading system comprises a dish holder to be loaded with goods to be washed, and a traveller which is adapted to convey said dish holder to a selected dishwasher, into which loading is to take place, said traveller being displaceably arranged along said dishwashers arranged in parallel, wherein said traveller is displaceably supported by a travelling track extending along said dishwashers arranged in parallel, whereby the traveller is supported by a wall portion defined by a row of dishwashers (1a-1f).
  • the system thus has a common loading device for a row of dishwashers, which allows automatic selection of a suitable dishwasher.
  • dish holders are transported by means of a movable traveller, which thus allows a free floor space, in contrast to stationary conveyors, and allows easy access to a dishwasher in connection with, for instance, service.
  • the loading system suitably comprises a storage place for intermediate storage of loaded dish holders.
  • the traveller is pendular-suspended from the travelling track, the traveller in its lower part resting against a supporting track extending below said dishwashers arranged in parallel. It is possible to let the entire weight of the traveller be supported by a wall portion defined by the row of dishwashers. As a result, the traveller can go completely free of the floor of the installation, which allows a free floor space and renders cleaning thereof easy.
  • the traveller is suitably movable between a first position, in which the dish holder in question is transferable between the traveller and the storage place, and a number of feeding positions which are located in connection with the inlet/outlet of the respective dishwashers and in which the dish holder is transferable between the traveller and the washing space of the respective dishwashers, a dish holder arranged on the traveller being stationary relative to the traveller while the traveller moves between the first position and one of the feeding positions.
  • the storage place is suitably adapted for intermediate storage of dish holders which are oriented in advance in the same direction as in a washing operation, which facilitates feeding.
  • the storage place comprises a belt conveyor extending in the feeding direction and adapted to successively convey dish holders, essentially between the loading place and the traveller, and constitutes an intermediate storage for loaded trolleys waiting for washing or unloading. This enables higher efficiency, for example, since a number of trolleys can be loaded simultaneously, whereupon the responsible staff is free to perform other work, and the trolleys are automatically loaded into a dishwasher for washing as soon as there is a free dishwasher, which also improves the flow in the installation.
  • washing installation which is of the type defined by way of introduction and which is characterised in that it comprises two mutually independent loading systems of the type described above for loading of goods to be washed on the inlet side and unloading of washed goods on the outlet side.
  • This also enables a system operating fully automatically from loading of goods until unloading of goods. This will set staff free for other tasks.
  • the washing installation comprises a return conveyor travelling from the outlet side to the inlet side to easily return the dish holders to the inlet side where they can be used again and be loaded with new goods to be washed.
  • the loading system on the inlet side, the unloading system on the outlet side and the dishwashers are controlled separately from each other by means of independent control units and comprise mechanical sensors for synchronising between the three subsystems, said sensors being electrically connected to the respective control units.
  • This independent control means that even if, for example, the loading system on the inlet side is being serviced, dish holders can be fed manually into the dishwashers, whereupon the automatic unloading system on the outlet side functions as usual and handles the outgoing dish holders in the usual manner. This is also applicable when servicing a dishwasher. The systems then use the remaining dishwashers and load them as usual.
  • the mechanical connecting means allow, for example, simple manual loading of the dishwashers as an alternative to the automatic loading.
  • the loading system comprises a loading place 2, here a loading table, in this case located in immediate connection with a storage place 4.
  • the storage place 4 shown in Fig. 1 comprises a table portion having a tub-like portion with an outlet device, for easy cleaning of said table portion.
  • Belt conveyors 4', 4" are arranged on opposite sides of the table portion.
  • the loading system comprises a traveller 5 which is supported in a travelling track 6 which extends over the row of dishwashers (1a-1c). The traveller is practically seen pendular-suspended from this travelling track 6 and abuts against a supporting track 7 in which the traveller 5 in its lower part is displaceably arranged.
  • the portion of the traveller 5 which is arranged in the travelling track 6 communicates with a motor 8, which by means of a belt drive carries out the displacement.
  • the travelling track 6 is arranged in a beam having an upwardly directed guide rail which is defined by the beam and from which the traveller 5 is suspended.
  • the beam is conveniently fixedly connected with the floor of the installation by means of a beam construction.
  • the traveller 5 has a loading surface for loading and transporting a trolley and also has a driving means 15 arranged adjacent to the loading surface.
  • the driving means 15 has a hook portion and a pressing portion for pulling and respectively pressing or pushing a dish holder from one position to another.
  • an empty dish holder is placed in the loading place 2, here a loading table, whereupon goods to be washed are arranged in a suitable fashion on the dish holder 3. It is also conceivable to arrange the goods to be washed on the dish holder 3 in a loading place 2 separated from the rest of the system, whereupon the loaded dish holder 3 is moved to the position of the shown loading table 2, for instance by means of a trolley 13 included in the washing installation.
  • the dish holder After loading goods to be washed on to the dish holder 3, the dish holder is moved to the storage place 4, which movement is facilitated by means of rows of wheel elements 3' which are arranged on opposite sides of the dish holder and whose mutual distance between the rows essentially corresponds to the distance between the belt conveyors 4', 4".
  • the dish holder 3 is thus made to roll to the position where the wheels 3' operatively engage said belt conveyors 4', 4", whereupon the conveyors 4', 4" convey the dish holder to a storage position in said storage place 4.
  • This storage position arises when the dish holder 3 abuts against a stop means 16 (see Fig.
  • the dish holder 3 is advanced to said stop means 16.
  • the traveller 5 is passed to its first position described above, the traveller being displaced in a direction which is essentially perpendicular to the travelling direction of the belt conveyors 4', 4".
  • the traveller is then arranged edge-to-edge with the storage place 4, adjacent to said stop means 16, the stop means 16 being released and the belt conveyors 4', 4" once more being operatively engaged with the dish holder 3, which is transferred to said traveller 5. Furthermore, also the driving means 15 (see Fig. 3) on the traveller can be made to engage said holder 3 for pulling the same from the storage place 4 to the traveller 5. If the traveller is already in its first position when the dish holder 3 is transferred from the loading place 2 to the storage place 4, and no other dish holders are positioned in the storage place 4, the dish holder 3 can, of course, be transferred directly to the traveller 5 without being stopped by said stop means 16.
  • the traveller 5 When the dish holder 3 is correctly arranged on the traveller 5, the traveller is made to be displaced along said travelling track 6 and supporting track 7 by means of a driving device (not shown) arranged in the travelling track 6 and driven by a motor unit 8.
  • the driving device can be designed in various ways, such as in the form of belts or gear rims, and its design is not essential to the invention and will therefore not be discussed in more detail.
  • the traveller 5 travels along said tracks 6, 7 to one of the feeding positions, in which the traveller 5 stops and in which the dish holder 3 is immediately transferable with the aid of the driving means 15 to a dishwasher included in the washing installation, in a direction essentially perpendicular to the travelling direction of the traveller 5.
  • the loading device can be used when unloading washed goods from the dishwashers.
  • An outlet traveller 5 is moved to the outlet of the dishwasher in question, whereupon a dish holder is transferable from the dishwasher to the outlet traveller 5a with the aid of corresponding driving means.
  • the outlet traveller 5a is moved to its first position, whereupon the dish holder 3, with the aid of the driving means and/or corresponding belt conveyors, is transferred to a storage place 4a.
  • the dish holder 3 is successively advanced to a position where it abuts against a stop means.
  • the stop means is released, the dish holder is advanced to an unloading place 2a, whereupon the washed goods are unloaded from the dish holder 3 and the washing operation is terminated.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a washing installation comprising a number of dishwashers 1a-1f arranged in parallel, a loading device as described above, an unloading device as described above and a return conveyor 12. Furthermore the system comprises trolleys 13, 14 on the loading as well as the unloading side, which are adapted to easily transfer dish holders 13 between the trolleys 13, 14 and the return conveyor 12 and the loading places 2, 2a, respectively.
  • the dishwashers 1a-1f are built into a wall portion 9 to form an inlet side 10 for goods to be washed and an outlet side 11 for washed goods.
  • the return conveyor 12 travels through an opening in the wall 9 to return trolleys from the outlet side 11 to the inlet side 10. For hygienic reasons, the two sides are besides well separated from each other.
  • this stop means for example a dish holder can be transferred immediately to an associated trolley 13, whereupon the stop means again prevents subsequent dish holders from being further advanced.
  • the dish holder arranged on the trolley can then be moved to the loading place 2, whereupon the entire procedure can be repeated.
  • a sensor When the traveller 5 is moved towards its first position, a sensor is pressed in, which, when completely pressed in, when the traveller 5 is in its first position, causes the control unit on the inlet side 10 to emit a release signal to the stop means 16, which is released, and a dish holder 3 is advanced to the traveller 5.
  • a sensor is arranged on the traveller 5, which after complete transfer of the dish holder 3 to the traveller 5 emits a signal to the control unit on the inlet side 10 that the traveller 5 is prepared to be displaced along the tracks 6, 7.
  • a dishwasher When a dishwasher is free, it emits a signal to the joint third control system, and the signal is forwarded to the first control system.
  • the motor unit 8 is further provided with a safety stop, which stops the motor from displacing the traveller 5 when the traveller is subjected to lateral loads, exerted by e.g. an individual. This prevents, inter alia, injuries caused by squeezing.
  • the driving means described above can be designed in different ways, for transfer motions of the dish holder 3.
  • This also applies to the above-mentioned sensor.
  • the travelling track 6 and the supporting track 7 can be of different designs, with rails etc., and besides the location thereof relative to the dishwashers 1a-1f is not decisive of the invention.
  • both the travelling and the supporting rail 6 and 7 can be arranged above said row of dishwashers 1a-1f, in which case the traveller hangs freely below the same.
  • the storage place 4 can be of different designs and sizes and be dimensioned for the size of the installation.
  • the number of belt conveyors 4', 4" and the location thereof can also be allowed to vary.
  • the conveyors 4', 4" described above are belt conveyors, it is possible to replace them by other types of conveyors.
  • belt conveyors are preferred for hygienic reasons since they are easy to clean.
  • the storage place can also comprise a collecting tub located under dish holders placed in the storage place, and an outlet connected thereto for easy draining when cleaning the storage place. For instance, also transfer of dish holders to the traveller or opening of dishwasher doors can take place on other occasions than those described above.
  • the design and location of the loading places are variable in order to optimally adapt the configuration of the installation to an existing building. It may finally be mentioned that the design of the installation as such is very flexible.
  • an installation according to the invention may also comprise merely a loading device or an unloading device, in which case unloading or loading occurs manually, or with the aid of other automatic means.

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SE9904054A SE515303C2 (sv) 1999-11-09 1999-11-09 Lastningssystem vid en diskanläggning, diskanläggning samt förfarande för i- och urlastning av disk vid ett flertal, parallella diskmaskiner
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